By Curtis Woloschuk, Associate Director of Programing Anyone who’s ever thrown themselves fully into a film festival experience knows that they come to rely on their survival instincts every bit as much as their discerning cinephilia. We’ve all seen (or perhaps even been) those VIFF diehards carting along a Tupperware of emergency rations so that … Continue reading
March is shaping up to be a special one around here with several special guests in attendance! From filmmaker Liz Marshall, here for her new film, “Midian Farm,” to film critic Sean Gilman, who is lending his expertise on our much anticipated Jia Zhangke retrospective and our “Film Studies” lecture series teachers to name a … Continue reading
With 47 films, filmmaker talks, script reading sessions, and a VR program, the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival has much to offer when it arrives at the Vancity Theatre on March 5. Continue reading
What Walaa Wants played at VIFF 2018 and will be screening again at VIFF Vancity Theatre this coming Wednesday February 27th. This film follows Walaa from the ages 15-21 as this defiant young girl navigates formidable obstacles to reach her dream of becoming a policewoman in the Palestinian Security Forces. Often times we see stories … Continue reading
Oscar season is once again upon us. Between Kevin Hart stepping down as host to the awards ceremony to the Academy’s short lived decision not to televise the awards for cinematography, editing, live action short, and makeup and hair, resulting in its swift and subsequent retraction of that decision, there has been plenty of chatter … Continue reading
To round out your PuSh Festival experience, we offer a selection of films inspired by, and intended to be paired with, performances and artists in the 2019 PuSh program. In this partnership with VIFF, the darkened cinema matches the darkened theatre in illuminating and surprising ways. Continue reading
